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How to Grow Your Medicare Business
By Danny Amos, Todd TippetsSelling health plans in the Medicare market is easy. It's best to sell the cheapest health plan because seniors live on fixed incomes and want the lowest premium possible, right?
October 01, 2010
EBRI Study Probes Most Valued BenefitsEmployment-based benefits make a difference in the ability of employers to attract and keep workers, according to a new survey by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
October 01, 2010
Illustrating the gravity of caregiving needsConvincing prospects of the need is an essential part of this sale.
October 01, 2010
Council Holds First Systemic Risk MeetingTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today pledged to "preserve the right balance" between the work of the new Financial Stability Oversight Council and existing regulatory agencies.
October 01, 2010
PPACA: HHS Says MLRs will be FlexibleThe Department of Health and Human Services has issued a statement that it will allow great flexibility to employers in applying medical loss ratio standards to certain health plans.
October 01, 2010
Humana and Walmart in Medicare AllianceHumana Inc. announced it is cobranding a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
October 01, 2010
Council Holds First Systemic Risk MeetingTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today pledged to "preserve the right balance" between the work of the new Financial Stability Oversight Council and existing regulatory agencies.
October 01, 2010
Implications of a Republican-Controlled CongressThe consensus is pretty clear: The mid-term elections could result in Republicans taking control of the House and gaining more seats in the Senate. On the...